Cricket 1906

424 CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 20, 1906. JOII WISBEII CO. " • W *D ID 0 E « SONS. CRICKET BALL MAKERS, Supply all the Principal Counties and Clubs through­ out the world with their well-known '1! , 11 S i '! ' m i M a r v e l l o u s T e s t i m o n y . The Inns of Court Hotel, 18th Sept., 1905. Messrs. JohnWisden &Co., London. Dear Sirs,—Before leaving for home, I should like to hear testimony to the Bats you supplied me with and which I have used nearly all thetour. I mustalsospeakinpraise of your “ S p e c ia l C r o w n ” Cricket Balls, which, of course, we have used in all the Tests and many other Matches, they are less hardon the hands, in my opinion, than any othermake.—Yours faithfully, W a r w ic k W . A r m s t r o n g . S.S. “ China,” 18th, Sept., 1905. Messrs. JohnWisden &Co. Dear Sirs,—During the tour of the 1905 Australian Eleven, your “ S p e c ia l C ro w n ” Cricket Balls were the only halls used in the TestMatches, andtheygaveeverysatisfaction. We also used your “ S p e c ia l C r o w n ” Balls innearlyall our matches, and 1 must say that they are the best Ballsinthemarket, being less severe on the hands and hats than other halls, besides lasting as well, nothing hut your “ S p e c ia l C ro w n ” Balls are used in the International and Inter-State Matches in Australia, andwe findthem in every way suitable to our hard grounds. All themembers of the 1905 AustralianXI. usedyour “ C r a w fo rd E x c e lle r ” Bats, and we all like thembetter than any other hat in themarket onaccount of the handle you put in them.—Yours B in c e r e ly , J o e D a r l in g , AustralianXI. Fromthe EveningStandardkSt. Jamet'sGazette. Monday, May 29th, 1905. AUSTRALIANS OBJECTTOTHE BALL. A slight delay occurredat the start, as the Australians would not use the ball provided, Darling returned to the pavilionwhere Jack­ sonmet him, Jones taking out the new ball, whichalso was rejected, Noble running in to fetch the desiredbrand. T h e d e s ir e d b r a n d w a s a J o h n W is d e n & C o .’ b “ S P E C IA L C R O W N .” F. S. Jacksonhas agreed toyour “ S p e c ia l C r o w n ” Balls being usedinallthefiveTests. There were not any of yours here, so we lent themthree until theyreceivedsomefrom you.—Yours very sincerely, J o e D a r l in g . The Balls to be used in Test M&tcheb are now settled. W ISDEN’ S are the only makes permissible. From Dealers a ll over the world, and 21, Oranbourn St., London, W .C. C ity W a n ti: BHIHTY11K * 0 0 ., CHBJLPBIDB. Cricket: Manufacturers o f all R equ is ites for C r ick e t , L aw n T enn is , R a c q u e t s , F o o tb a ll, a n d a ll British Sports. PATENTEES AND SOLI. MAEERb OF THE Price Lists Free on Application. O f all F irst-C lass Outfitters and Dealers. Factory, A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 1 6 8 , U P P E R T H A M E S S THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 th , 1906. $atulton The abstract and brief chronicle of the time.— Hamlet To the very great majority of Cricket readers it will come as almost a personal loss to knowthat before long the Graves­ end ground will have become a memory only. The County Committee, in fact, have already decided that the match which, in the ordinary way, should have been given to Gravesend next year shall, instead, be allotted to Dover. It is, I find, exactly seventy years since the Kent Eleven made their first appearance at Gravesend—against Town Mailing, in July, 1836. The County have not played there regularly, but during the seven decades have taken part in fifty-six matches, with the following results : — Date of First Against Match.Won.Lost.Dwn.Tl. Australians ........................ 1893 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 Cambridgeshire................. 1868 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 Derbyshire ........................1884 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 England............................... 1849 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 Essex ............................... 1899 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 Gloucestershire ................. 1895 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 4 Grace’s XI., Mr. W. G. ... 1873 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 Hampshire ........................ 1867 ... 2 ... 0 ... 0 ... 2 Lancashire ........................1871 ... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ... 6 M.O.O. and Ground .......... 1856 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 2 Middlesex ........................ 1868 ... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ... 4 Notts ............................... 1890 ... 0 ... 2 ... 3 ... 5 Somerset........................ ... 1903 ... 2 ... 0 ... 0 ... 2 Surrey ................. ... ... 1864 ... 2 ... 4 ... 0 ... 6 Sussex ............................... 1854 ... 7 ... 4 ... 1 ...12 Town Mailing ................. 1836 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 Warwickshire .................1891 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 Yorkshire ........................ 1865 ... 1 ... 3 ... 1 ... 5 ART I L L E RY PLACE . WOOLWICH. ||ARQUEE8*good condition, 12ft. by 8 ft., £3; HI 14It. by 8ift., £3 10s ; 16 ft. \y 9 ft., £4; 20 ft. by 12 ft., £ 5; 28 ft. by 14 ft., £6 10s.; 30 ft. by 16 ft., £ 7 10s.. Square Tents, New, 22 ft. by 6 ft., with Awning, from £ 1 17s. 6d. Second-hand Army Bell Tents from 17s. 6d. each.—Brown T*iree Colt Street, Limehouse, & N O T IC E T O O U R R E A D E R S . With this issue we complete the weekly series of Cricket for the season. Six numbers will be published during the Winter, fromOctober to March inclusive, as follows:— No. 737.—THURSDAY, OCT. 25. No. 738.—THURSDAY, NOV. 29. No. 739.—THURSDAY, DEC. 20. No. 740.—THURSDAY, JAN. 31. No. 741.—THURSDAY, FEB. 28. No. 742—THURSDAY, MARCH 28. The above series sent post free to any part of the world for Is. 3d. All communications to be sent direct to the Offices of Cricket, 168, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. Totals ... 1836 25 24 56 The Bat and Ball ground was formed in 1845 by old Tom Adams, prior to which cricket in Gravesend was played in Milton Place and at the Man of Kent Ground. The old Milton Place site is now marked by Trinity Church. In 1859 a dining pavilion was built on the Bat and Ball enclosure, and seven years later dressing-rooms and a spectators’ pavilion were erected. From 1859 until 1874 the ground was mortgaged by Mr. M. A. Troughton, whose name will be found in the Kent Eleven between 1864 and 1873. In 1857 the Gravesend Milton Club was established, and this thirteen years later blossomed into the Mid-Kent Club. It was in 1879 that the present Gravesend C.C. was formed from th9 Clarence and Harkaway Clubs. T h e thoroughness with which all the different sections in Australia interested combined in securing a reversal of the non poasumus of the Marylebone Club in respect to sending out an English Team to Australia this winter was certainly deservingofbetter result. Mr. Green, who was acting as Secretary to the Board of Control during the absence of Mr.